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Musnad Ahmad 385 (Book 2, Hadith 286) #34061
Travelling in Pre-Islamic and Islamic Times

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the difference between the practices of pre-Islamic and Islamic times, specifically in regards to travelling.

It was narrated that 'Umar (رضي الله عنه) said: The people of Jahiliyyah used not to move on from Jam’ until they said: Shine, Thabeer, so that we may move on quickly. When the Messenger of Allah came, he differed from them and he used to move on from Jam’ before sunrise, like the time when people who delay Fajr usually pray.
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَا يُفِيضُونَ مِنْ جَمْعٍ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا أَشْرِقْ ثَبِيرُ كَيْمَا نُغِيرُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خَالَفَهُمْ فَكَانَ يَدْفَعُ مِنْ جَمْعٍ مِقْدَارَ صَلَاةِ الْمُسْفِرِينَ بِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ‏.‏

TOPICS
travel  *  islamic  *  sunrise  *  preislamic

QUICK LESSONS:
Take initiative and make things happen yourself; Follow Prophet Muhammad's example; Strive for improvement in your life; Be proactive.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the differences between pre-Islamic and Islamic practices, specifically when it comes to travelling. In pre-Islamic times, people would wait until they said a certain phrase before they moved on from a place called Jam. However, when the Prophet Muhammad came along, he changed this practice by moving on from Jam before sunrise. This shows that Islam encourages people to be proactive and not wait around for things to happen but rather take initiative and make things happen themselves. It also teaches us that we should always strive for improvement in our lives by following the example of Prophet Muhammad instead of blindly following traditions without questioning them first.

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